Package for fireworks devices



Jung 30; 1931. B. WOLF 1,812,311

PACKAGE FOR FIREWORKS DEVICES Filed May 11, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l jINVENTOR axed/kt 1% Z B. WOLF 1,812,311

PACKAGE FOR FIREWORKS DEVICES June 30, 1931.

Filed May 11, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 BY W ATTORNEY Patented June 30, 1931A UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE IBENEDIKT WOLF, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR TO ESSEX SPECIALTY CO., INC., OF BERKLEY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY, ACORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY PACKAGE FOR FIREWORKS DEVICES Applicationfiled May 11, 1928. Serial No. 276,876.

This invention relates to means for packing firework devices, andespecially firework devices of the detonating type, and also tocarpecially torpedoes, often'shift about and accumulate in one portionof the box, with the result that should the box be suddenly struck orarred, the torpedoes are sometimes caused to explode, with risk of fireor damage to surrounding objects or even possible injury to'persons.Since there is nothing to positively hold thetorpedoes away from theouter walls of the box, they very often rest against "such walls,thereby increasing the above mentioned hazard. Furthermore, torpedoesand similar detonating fireworks packed loosely in sawdust prevent anuntidy appearance when the box is opened by the consumer and itissometimes diflicult and troublesome for the user to find and removethe torpedoes from the sawdust content.

One feature of'the invention is to provide a carton of the folding typewithin which the torpedoes are positively retained in spaced relationwith respect toone another and the sides of the carton.

Another feature of the invention lies in the provision of a carton ofthe above character within which the torpedoes are distributed andspaced through the carton interior and so-retained in fixed positions.

A third feature of the invention is to provide a carton of the abovecharacter into which torpedoes may be quickly and easily packed and asreadily unpacked.

Still another feature of the invention lies inthe provision of a cartonof the above character that is of simple, strong, construcl tion andofplea-sing appearance, both on the outside and as to the arrangement oftorpedoes within its interior; the interior spaced 'arrangement thereofbeing especially advantageous in facilitating quick location thereof bythe users fingers when removing the same from the carton.

Other features and advantages will become apparent from thespecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein the invention is embodied in concrete form.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the carton of this invention withits top and bottom open and ready to receive the torpedo rack, which isshown in the lower portion of the figure;

Figure 2 is a View of a fragment of the torpedo rack;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation with parts broken away of the cartonfilled with torpedoes, the torpedo rack acting to divide the carton intotwo chambers, one of which ch ambers is in the process of being filledwith protective sawdust;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 3, but illustrates one of thechambers completely filled with sawdust, and the cart-on reversed todispose the other chamber ready to be filled with sawdust.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view, with parts broken away, of thetorpedoes packed in a difi'erent manner from that illustrated in thepreceding figures.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 6.

As illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 of the drawings, the carton 1 isadapted to enclose the torpedoes 2 that are carried by the torpedo rack3. The top of the carton 1 comprises two overlapping inner flaps 4 and 5and two overlapping and interlocking outer flaps 6 and 7. The bottom ofthe carton 1 likewise comprises two overlapping inner flaps 8 and 10 andtwo overlapping and interlocking outer flaps 11 and 12.

The torpedo rack 3 comprises a fiat rectangular body 13 having turned upflanges 14 and 15 at two of its sides and turned down flanges 16 and 17at its other two sides. These fian 'esM to 17 have equal heights and areperpendicular to the body 13, The height of p the torpedo rack 3 isequal to the combined inner horizontaldimensions of the carton 1 so thatthe torpedo rack '3 will fit within the carton 1. The body 13 has aplurality of cir "cular apertureslS that are adapted-to snugly receivethe cylindrical torpedoes'2." Radial slits may beprovided if desired, inthe body I 13 adjacent the apertures 18, as illustrated in Figure 2, toenable easier insertion of the;

torpedoes 2 into their apertures and removal 1 of the same therefrom.YVhen the torpedoes within the rack 3.

2 are inserted within therapertures 18,;the friction betweenthecylindrical surfaces of the torpedoes 2 and themargins of the apertures18 is suficient to retain the torpedoes In preparing the torpedoes forshipment, the torpedo rack 3 carrying the torpedoes 2 is inserted intothe carton l. The top of the carton l: is closed by folding over innerflaps 4- and 5 and outer. fiapsfi and 7, and then the 1 2that extendinto chamber 22, and then the V carton-is turned upside down'into theposi tion illustrated in Figure 3. It will be noted that torpedo rack 3serves to divide the-interior of the carton 1 into two chambers 21 and22. Chamber 22 is now filled with sawdust 23 which surrounds theportions of torpedoes innerafiaps Sand 10 are folded over. Flaps l1 and12 are also folded over and interlocked, 7 thereby closing the bottom ofthe carton 1.

The carton is then turned over, thereby bringing its top into its normalupward'position.

The flaps 4E to 7 are turned back,*opening the top of the carton l asillustrated in Figure 5. The chamber 21 is now filled with sawdustaround the upwardly projecting torpedo ends, whereupon the carton isfinally closed f by folding over flaps 4; to 7 and interlocking .theflaps 6*and 7. The carton is now closed and ready for shipment. .Fromtheabove dep scription it will beobvious that a novel method of packinis involved inthis invention with one another, nor withthe walls of thewhich generally facilitates the preparation of :the articles forshipment and handling.

It will be noted that as thus packed, the torpedoes can not shift orcome into contact carton, thereby reducing to a minimum the possibilityof accidental explosion as the re- .sult of rough handling. of thecarton either during shipment, commercial handling, or111*lZ-l18l121l1'ClS of theuser.

Since the torpedoes are frictio na'llyheldv against longitudinalmovement within the apertures in'the rack 3, and asthe torpedoes do notextend the entire distance between the. ,top and the bottomfof thecarton,

they are completely surrounded with sawdust which serves to cushion anyjolt or jar applied to Q formed on said body,

the carton. Even should there be insufficient sawdust to completelysurround all of the torpedoes, the torpedoes not surrounded by sawdustwill nevertheless have fan a1r space between them and all. walls of thecarton.

. The sawdust may even be omitted if desired,

in which event" the spacing of the torpedoes from the walls of thecarton and the rigidity of the carton itself and of the torpedo rackwill be depended upon to protect the torpedoes from outside forces.

case where the carton of the invention is not employed, and,furthermore, being symmetrically arranged and retained, removal of thesame by the user is greatly facilitated, especially when it is desirednot to employ out the saw-dust packing.

In Figures-6 and 7, the body 28 of. the torpedo rack 24: is providedwith a plurality of rectangular apertures 25 for'receiving the torpedoes2. Lugs 26 are formed on the body 28 and-projectinto the recessed ends:of the torpedoes 2 when the torpedoes are assembled in theap'ertures25. The-lugs 26" serve to augmentthefrictioned'force existingbetween thetorpedoes and body 28in retaining the torpedoes 2 Within the apertures25.; i

It will be noted that the carton of the in vention is of exceedinglysimple yet strong construction. The body-ofthe torpedo rack, greatlyenhances the lateral strength of the carton, since thisbody extendsmidway between the top and the bottom of the carton. Likewisethe'flanges 14 to -17 stiffen thecarton vertically, v I

As many. changes could be: made in the above construction. and manyapparently widely diflerent embodiments of this inventioncould be madewithout departingfrom the scope thereof,.it is intendedthat all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the -accompanyi-ngdrawings shall be interpreted'as illustrative and not in a limitingsense. 1 l

.What is claimed is 1. In a carton for carrying verticallydisposedfireworks said carton having inner and outer overlapping flapsat its top and bottom, a rack conforming to the carton interior, saidrack comprising, a body provided with apertures for frictionallyreceiving and supporting the vertically disposed fireworks, flanges oneof said flanges restingupon an innerfiap at the topofthe carton andanother of said flangesresting upon an .inner flap at the bottom ofthecarton, the

and outer overlapping fiaps atjits top and bottom, a rack conforming tothe carton interior, said rack comprising, a flat apertured body, theapertures in said body being adapted to frictionally hold fireworks infixed position in spaced relation from the inner walls of the carton, apair of upwardly extending flanges provided on opposite edges of saidbody, said upwardly extending flanges being arranged to abut the innerflaps at the top of the carton, and a pair of downwardly extendingflanges provided on other opposite edges of said body, said downwardlyextending flanges being arranged to abut the inner flaps at the bottomof the carton, the outer flaps at the top and bottom of the carton beinginterlocked for the purpose of retaining the carton in closed condition.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand 29 this 7th day of May, 1928.

BENEDIKT WOLF.

